Project Title: Understanding How Disabilities Affect Students in Your Classroom
General Goal: To provide teachers with insights about how disabilities can affect students in their classroom.
Specific Outcomes: Teachers will provide accommodations that are appropriate for students’ disabilities. Teachers will provide instruction that is appropriate for students with disabilities. Teachers will differentiate instruction to engage all students.
Audience
Middle school general education and special education teachers, administrators and guidance counselors.
Content Outline
I. Definition of Disability under IDEA A. Learning Disability B. Mild Mental Disability C. Other Health Impairment D. Emotional Disability E. Autism II. Definition of Disability under Section 504 A. ADHD B. Depressive Disorder C. Tourette’s Syndrome D. Bi-Polar Disorder III. What does this look like in the classroom A. Video of ADHD B. Video of Depression C. Video of Tourette’s D. Examples of work from LD student IV. What teachers can do in their classrooms A. Accommodations B. Differentiated instruction C. Home/school communications
Outline
Project Title: Understanding How Disabilities Affect Students in Your Classroom
General Goal: To provide teachers with insights about how disabilities can affect students in their classroom.
Specific Outcomes:
Teachers will provide accommodations that are appropriate for students’ disabilities.
Teachers will provide instruction that is appropriate for students with disabilities.
Teachers will differentiate instruction to engage all students.
Audience
Middle school general education and special education teachers, administrators and guidance counselors.
Content Outline
I. Definition of Disability under IDEA
A. Learning Disability
B. Mild Mental Disability
C. Other Health Impairment
D. Emotional Disability
E. Autism
II. Definition of Disability under Section 504
A. ADHD
B. Depressive Disorder
C. Tourette’s Syndrome
D. Bi-Polar Disorder
III. What does this look like in the classroom
A. Video of ADHD
B. Video of Depression
C. Video of Tourette’s
D. Examples of work from LD student
IV. What teachers can do in their classrooms
A. Accommodations
B. Differentiated instruction
C. Home/school communications